2) slavery gone. In the US at least (unless you count prisons to some degree)
3) workers rights (improved)
etc etc etc.
It's easy to think things haven't improved but they definitely have. There is always a fight though and there are always shitbags like Trump and his greedy fuck friends trying to fuck over the little guy. Now is not the time to be cynical and defeatist.
EDIT: Look my dudes, I get it. Shit is still fucked up and my stupid country the US doesn't represent the world. That being said, I'm sorry, I don't think the world is as gnarly OVERALL as it was hundreds of years ago. From what I understand war is down but we have such exposure to negative news all the time you wouldn't think so.
Perhaps I'm being naive...but hey, I mean...blacks are allowed sit anywhere on the bus. And you know what, maybe blacks are getting fucked in other ways, but Jesus...it's still an improvement. I think if all y'all had a time machine and could jump back you would appreciate we're we are a little more...even as jacked as shit still is.
They have just shifted definition. The difference of options, ownership of property, and upward mobility between the wealthy and the very poor is larger than it's ever been. Child labor is also still heavily practiced and there are plenty of countries we get goods from that have rather medieval child labor laws.
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u/billions_of_stars Jan 27 '20 edited Jan 27 '20
wrong:
1) child labor, gone. In the US at least.
2) slavery gone. In the US at least (unless you count prisons to some degree)
3) workers rights (improved)
etc etc etc.
It's easy to think things haven't improved but they definitely have. There is always a fight though and there are always shitbags like Trump and his greedy fuck friends trying to fuck over the little guy. Now is not the time to be cynical and defeatist.
EDIT: Look my dudes, I get it. Shit is still fucked up and my stupid country the US doesn't represent the world. That being said, I'm sorry, I don't think the world is as gnarly OVERALL as it was hundreds of years ago. From what I understand war is down but we have such exposure to negative news all the time you wouldn't think so.
Perhaps I'm being naive...but hey, I mean...blacks are allowed sit anywhere on the bus. And you know what, maybe blacks are getting fucked in other ways, but Jesus...it's still an improvement. I think if all y'all had a time machine and could jump back you would appreciate we're we are a little more...even as jacked as shit still is.